Ford Museum

Michigan has been crippled by the current economic crisis and so precarious is the position of the state&rsquos famous automobile manufacturers that the only future many see for the American car industry is as an exhibit in a museum. The Henry Ford Museum hearkens back to a happier time for the industry and offers a comprehensive summary of its remarkable achievements. Cars aren&rsquot the only objects on display here. There are excursions into Presidential history, African-American history (including the actual bus on which Rosa Parks was arrested for sitting in a &lsquowhites-only&rsquo seat pic), and an actual baseball game on a village green between two teams dressed in vintage uniforms and playing by 19th-century rules. The Henry Ford Museum is a heartfelt paean to Americana, including a wienermobile (created as a marketing stunt by Oscar Meyer) café that serves mostly hot dogs. See www.hfmgv.org.